The St. Louis Blues came out of Ottawa confident in how they had played a tough game against the Senators and only allowed one goal. Getting a similar result against Montreal was going to be just as difficult.
For the second straight game, the Blues only had one shot in the first 10 minutes of the first period. Sure, you can say part of that was due to them taking another early penalty, but the lack of offense is getting old.
Nevertheless, for the second straight game, the Blues scored first. After a Zach Bolduc slash, St.